Artwork Replica McSorley`s Bar, 1912 by John Sloan (1871-1951, United States) | WahooArt.com

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"McSorley's Bar"

John Sloan (i) - Oil On Canvas (i) - 1912 - (Detroit Institute of the Arts (Detroit, United States)) (i)

McSorley's Bar is the title of the artwork, which was created by American artist John French Sloan. Sloan was a founding member of The Eight, a strangely named group of painters, and subsequently became a major role in the Ashcan School of realism artists. In 1904, he relocated to Greenwich Village and lived there until 1912, dependent on money earned through freelance work for The Philadelphia Press newspaper. It was when he was residing in New York that he painted McSorley's Bar. It was shown in the 1913 Armory Show, a contemporary art exhibition organised by the Association of American Painters and Sculptors. This turned out to be a major show, introducing New Yorkers to new contemporary art and movements such as cubism, who had previously only seen realistic painting. This picture was characteristic of John Sloan's work, in which he wanted to represent the energy and vitality of New York City and its residents in the early twentieth century. Sloan's depiction of a bar was harsh and unwelcoming. It has always attracted individuals from all walks of life, and carpenters and mechanics brush elbows with Wall Street traders and local politicians even now.

 




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